Gary Simpson has added to his squad’s firepower by signing John Grant on non-contract terms.

The Macc boss has been frequently frustrated in his attempts to capture his targets this summer, including an 11th-hour snatch by last Saturday’s opponents.

"The centre forward that played for them today (Sam Williams) was playing for us in pre-season against Derby until 5 o’clock that day when I got a phone call to say that he’d agreed terms with Dagenham for more than we could pay, so that’s how it goes."

But Simpson snapped up 6ft striker Grant after his former Aldershot team mate, Lewis Chalmers, brought him to the Moss Rose on trial.

"He’s had some tendonitis but he asked if he could come in," added Simpson. "He joined in the training and he scored a decent goal in a behind closed doors game that we had.

"He’s trainign every day but he’s probably not ready for 90 minutes just yet."